According to The New York Times, it was Vietnam-born Pho’s computer that apparent Russian hackers accessed via his use of Kaspersky software to steal files and programs the NSA developed for its own hacking operations. He was the third NSA employee charged in the past two years for taking home top-secret information. In October, the Wall Street Journal reported that Russian hackers exploited anti-virus software made by Kaspersky Lab to steal top secret materials from an unnamed NSA employee. Kaspersky denies any ties to the Russian government, but said its own forensic investigation did show that hackers made use of its software to break into the NSA worker’s home computer. Kaspersky said the stolen material included essential source code for the Equation Group hacking software from the NSA.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 02, 2017 03:45 UTC